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On this week's Slate Political Gabfest, recorded live at Washington’s Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Julia Ioffe of the New Republic discuss Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, D.C.’s decriminalization of marijuana, and the College Board's revamp of the SAT.

Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:

David chatters about a Supreme Court case in which an Arkansas prisoner is suing for the right to grow a beard.

This week's credits were in the style of a sleazy pickup artist.

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